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Sweet Potato Pottage

Sweet Potato Pottage is a traditional Nigerian recipe for a classic accompaniment of sweet potatoes cooked until they are starting to break up with chillies, dried fish, palm oil, cow skin and thyme and which can be served as a meal in itself or as an accompaniment. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Nigerian version of: Sweet Potato Pottage.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesNigeria Recipes

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Ingredients:

4 medium sweet potatoes (about 1kg)
6 tbsp palm oil
4 fresh chillies (or to taste), chopped
3 dried nsukka chillies (these are small yellow chillies, the hottest in Nigeria, substitute dried habaneros if you cannot source)
4 large tomatoes, chopped
2 medium dried fish, washed and flaked
100g pomo (processed cow skin), diced and boiled in a pot with water for about 80 minutes, or until tender
1 medium onion, chopped
handful of greens, shredded
salt, to taste
2 Maggi (or meat stock) cubes
1 tsp dried thyme (or to taste)

Method:

Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into 2cm cubes before placing in a pot along with the chillies, tomatoes, dried fish, onions and boiled pomo and palm oil. Season with the salt, Maggi cubes and thyme.

Pour in just enough water to cover the ingredients, bring to a boil, add the greens and continue to cook for about 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes begin to break down around the edges.

Spoon onto a serving dish and serve immediately.